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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 1996
Filed:
May. 18, 1995
Azhar J Khan, West Valley City, UT (US);
David P Hopkins, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Mohammad A Khan, Sandy, UT (US);
Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to a process of making a shaped tip on a catheter. In this process, a lubricant solution is placed on a catheter, the catheter is placed on a mandrel, the catheter is heated, and the mandrel is engaged with a die to form a shaped tip on the catheter. The tipping lubricant of this invention comprises water as the solvent. The lubricant is a silicone surfactant, which is non-ionic and which is a good lubricating fluid. The lubricant solution into which the catheter is dipped includes low percentages of a solution stabilizer and an antimicrobial agent to clarify the solution and to inhibit microbial growth in the water solution. Vitamin E or its derivative may also be used in the lubrication solution.